God says that the oppressor will suffer for their deeds. He will humble them. These are charges against His own people who oppress others. Father God, PLEASE don’t let this be me! In the conflict I’m in with my neighbor, I’m afraid I have become the oppressor instead of the oppressed. The things being done […]
Micah brings word of destruction for both Israel AND Judah. He deals first with Samaria. Judgment, in the form of destruction IS coming. There is very little that we are told about the prophet Micah himself. In our introduction to him, we learn that the Lord sent him, when he was sent, the regions he […]
When Jonah saw the people of Nineveh repenting, he KNEW in his heart what God was going to do. Jonah was ‘eating sour grapes’; he was disgusted that God would relent on His judgment. I was wondering about Jonah earlier and how he would know what the Lord did with the people of Nineveh. The […]
The people were already repenting when they heard Jonah. Now the king hears and calls for TRUE repentance throughout the city. If Israel or even the city of Samaria had done as the people of Nineveh did, how different would their history have been? Nineveh, the city with MANY gods, heard the word of the […]
God called Jonah a second time to go to Nineveh. Jonah goes this time without fuss and shares God’s words of judgment with the people. We don’t know how long after Jonah was vomited up from the fish’s belly or how far he had to travel to get to Nineveh. I wouldn’t be surprised to […]